Former Bobcat Pat Egan Promoted To Triple-A Norfolk Tides

Former Quinnipiac baseball standout Pat Egan has been promoted
to the International League's Norfolk (Va.) Tides, the Triple-A
affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. Egan made his season debut with
the Tides in a 1-0 loss to the Columbus Clippers on Sunday, Aug. 5.
Egan threw three innings of no-hit, shutout ball while striking out
two batters.

The call-up is Egan's third in the last three seasons, as he
made appearances with Norfolk in 2010 and 2011. In 27 games in
2010, Egan was 1-1 while in 2011 he was 1-2 with 21 strikeouts in
22 innings pitched. In his sixth season of professional baseball,
Egan has made stops at each level of the Orioles' minor league
system while earning Spring Training invititations in each of the
last three seasons. Egan's career ledger reads 21-19 with a 3.17
ERA with 12 saves and 315 strikeouts in 431 2/3 innings
pitched.

Egan is a former Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Year, as
well as a two-time All-Northeast Conference selection. He was
drafted in the 2005 and 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, before
signing with Baltimore Orioles just prior to the 2007
draft.